Zainab Jah
The details
Biography
Introduction
Zainab Jah is a British award winning theater, television and film actress of Sierra Leone descent. She is mostly known for her on and off Broadway performance as Maima (Wife Number Two) on Danai Gurira's Broadway play Eclipsed, Venus,School Girl among others.
She has also worked in film and television and plays Anti-Corruption Minister Aminata Sissoko in the second season of Deep State, Aby Bah in Homeland and has also appeared on Blindspot and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Venus | ||
| 2009 | Eclipsed | Maima (Wife #2) |
Awards
| Awards & Nominations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref |
| 2019 | Drama League Award | Distinguished Performance | Boesman and Lena | Nominated | |
| Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actress in a Play | Nominated | |||
| Lucille Lortel Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Drama Desk Award | Drama Desk Ensemble Award | Won | ||
| 2017 | Audie Award | Audie Award for Young Listeners | Won | ||
| 2016 | Obie Award | Obie Award for Performance | Eclipsed | Won | |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Nominated | |||